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Computer Woes (power supply fan)
pointdablame:
--- Quote from: RayB on December 01, 2004, 01:28:01 pm ---Cheapie PS's are about $20.
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But cheapie off brand PSU's with bad voltage rails destroy systems.
Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: Tritoch84 on December 01, 2004, 01:08:40 pm ---Thank you! I guess I might as well. I can't help being a cheap bast....well, anyway thanks.
(love the avatar)
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Two things - I would try not to leave the computer running without fixing the fan.
I have been recommending this power supply to anyone who will listen. It's rock solid, near silent, $35 shipped, actually specs better than many higher wattage supplies so the 300 is plenty.
With shipping, a PSU fan will probably run you at least $15 dollars, and who knows what all that extra heat may have done to the PSU internals in the mean time.
Tritoch84:
Well, I just found that out, but, my power supply, it's not,, like,, a box.
It's flush with my computer, and it's got a slanted fan.... "newton power" is all I can read on it right now, but it's shaped like this "-----" then the fan is mounted like this "/"
Gah, I'll figure it out. it looks alot smaller than the power supplys I was looking at.
Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: Tritoch84 on December 01, 2004, 01:36:48 pm ---Well, I just found that out, but, my power supply, it's not,, like,, a box.
It's flush with my computer, and it's got a slanted fan.... "newton power" is all I can read on it right now, but it's shaped like this "-----" then the fan is mounted like this "/"
Gah, I'll figure it out. it looks alot smaller than the power supplys I was looking at.
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Can you find a part number on it, a Google on "Gateway Newton Power " brings up a lot of hits . . .
Tritoch84:
Great...
http://www.barebonekit.net/itemdesc.asp?ic=CSPGW160WATT&eq=&Tp=
Thats it, and it says "Gateway ATX 160 Watt power supply! Very rare and hard to find."
Great. 100 bucks? Screw that, can't I just get a cheaper one that won't fit in that case? or maybe just move everything over to a new case.
(stupid gateway)